Confederate Self Propelled Artillery

[UCVRelics]

I believe this to be the first use of self-propelled artillery.

 

[Hussar Yeomanry]

Great story but nowhere near the earliest.

I found these without any trouble though failed to find the Napoleonic links I was specifically looking for: (Yep Wikipedia I know
but you catch the drift)

Similarly: (see the bit on light artillery - in this case it is elephant artillery!)

 

[JOHN42768]

Just you wait till the ASPCA hears about this. All Helll will break louse

 

[redbob]

When the CIA first started supporting the Afghans against the Soviets, they sought out the best mules they could find to send to the Afghans with the idea that they would be a reuseable asset. However, they were told that the Afghans needed many more mules than it seemed possible and upon investigation, it was discovered that instead of taking care of and using the mules; they were being eaten.

 

[Spunk Puppy]

I'd eat a mule. I've had horse and it is good. I don't blame the Afghans one bit.

 

[alan polk]

At least one Confederate in Vicksburg later wrote his father indicating mule meat tasted just like beef, and that he thoroughly enjoyed it.

 

[UCVRelics]

The tread was on self-propelled artillery not eating the self-propelled part

 

[Hussar Yeomanry]

In Britain for some reason horsemeat is these days considered a French dish and therefore weird and foreign. This forgets that the last butcher's that only sold horsemeat (no beef, lamb, pork etc) in my city closed down in the 1970's, so not that long ago. I am told it is much the same elsewhere in the country...

 

[UCVRelics]

I give up

 

[redbob]

I give up

Actually one of the things that the Afghan mules were hauling was recoiless rifles like your mule in the story. Does that sort of tie it together?